The protection of biodiversity beyond national jurisdiction is an issue of immense importance for global conservation efforts. After all, around 61% of the world's oceans are areas which are not part of any state's 200 nautical mile exclusive economic zone (EEZ), which makes them in principle susceptible to uncontrolled commercial exploitation. The Arctic has seen …
The narration of the Arctic in Arctic law
Whenever we look into a direction, we indirectly apply our expectations in the way we perceive a specific region. This is, of course, also the same when we look 'North' - to the Arctic, the Circumpolar North, Ultima Thule, or whatever title we give the region in question. In public discourse, the Arctic is narrated …
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